About six and a half million adults in the UK were regular runners from 2023-24, or just over 9% of the population. Still, not everyone sticks to it. In one paper, 11% of people who said they wanted ...

Over decades of secrecy and solitude, Henry Darger worked obsessively at his art. He toiled tirelessly across several mediums, but his masterpiece was an illustrated epic novel. Verbosely titled “The ...

Once you’ve settled into a run routine, the next challenge can be staying motivated. Some days running feels energizing and exciting. Other days it feels hard to get out the door. In How to Start ...

When I started at Runner’s World in March of this year, I walked into an office filled with accomplished marathoners and ultrarunners. Meanwhile, my running résumé consisted of a few seasons of middle ...

The alarm buzzes, the coffee brews and you’re back at the grind—whether it's logging into your office, tackling that project or staring down a blank page with nothing but a to-do list to guide your ...

Endocannabinoids and CB1-type cannabinoid receptors are a key driver behind the motivation to voluntarily seek aerobic exercise in the form of running, according to a new study (Muguruza et al., 2019) ...

You might shrug off a lot of quotes as cliche or trite, but the truth is that good motivational running quotes can change your run. It shifts the mindset and gives you a new way to look at your ...